AZYMUTH to play The Piper on October 10. With SABRINA MALHEIROS Responsible for carving out an entirely new sound, fusing jazz-funk with samba, referred to as ‘samba doido’, AZYMUTH are one of Brazil’s most influential bands. During Brazil’s golden era of MPB, jazz, soul and funk they played with artists such as Jorge Ben, Milton Nascimento, Tim Maia, Elis Regina and Marcos Valle. As well as their influence on jazz and funk, Azymuth have contributed to electronic music around the globe, collaborating with the likes of 4hero, Madlib and Jazzanova, and been remixed by artist including Theo Parrish, Ron Trent, Global Communication and Daniel Maunick. Since the passing of keyboard maestro Jose Roberto Bertrami in 2012 and drummer Ivan Conti in early 2023, remaining original member Alex Malheiros has worked tirelessly to keep the spirit of Azymuth alive, enlisting keyboardist Kiko Continentino (Milton Nascimento, Gilberto Gil, Djavan) and drummer Renato Massa (Marcos Valle, Ed Motta). SABRINA MALHEIROS Rio’s original nu-bossa star, Sabrina Malheiros, is an internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter, delivering golden era bossa, soul, samba, disco & dance music, in an original cutting edge fusion of brazilian & contemporary styles for the 21st century. “A rising star of Brazilian music…nothing short of magical” MOJO